President Barack Obama meets with, from left, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday. Obama briefed leaders of Congress on U.S. options for blunting an Islamic insurgency in Iraq. U.S. officials say Obama is not yet prepared to move forward with strikes and is instead focused on increased training for Iraq’s security forces, boosting Iraqi intelligence capacities and upgrading equipment. AP photo